17 March 2016 – Foreign Affairs Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras met with resident Ambassadors at a reception held at the Bulwagang Apolinario Mabini, Department of Foreign Affairs on March 17. 

Secretary Almendras stated that he looked forward to working with the Ambassadors in the next 104 days, noting that there would be no major shifts in foreign policy until the end of President Aquino's term. END